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- proper noun An Indo-Iranian
language , spoken primarily in the Biharstate ofIndia .
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The three main linguistic regions of Bihar: the Maithili, the Magadhi, and the Bhojpuri, and all the various dialects associated with these, have different folk songs; but have an underlying unity in their dedicated to Chhath.
Archive 2009-10-01 photographerno1 2009
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The three main linguistic regions of Bihar: the Maithili, the Magadhi, and the Bhojpuri, and all the various dialects associated with these, have different folk songs; but have an underlying unity in their dedicated to Chhath.
Archive 2009-10-01 photographerno1 2009
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The women of the Magadhi caste, by union with these four castes of wicked dispositions produce four others who live by practising deceit.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Sanskrit, Pali or Magadhi but remains a mixture of learned and popular speech.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Charles Eliot 1896
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Hazaribagh bihar Magahi, or Magadhi, is spoken in the districts of Patna,
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010
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The languages they use are ancient Magadhi and Sanskrit, though one bilingual edict in Afghanistan is reportedly in Aramaic and Greek!
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"Called in Siamese 'P'hra-Chomklau chao-yuhua' in Magadhi or language of
The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Anna Harriette Leonowens 1874
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